‘SPLICING OF WIRES DIRECTIONS: Below are pictures of common wire splices and joints used in electrical wiring installations. Practice doing the task by following the steps given. Your performance will be judged using the rubric: ‘Stops in splicing a rat tail joint ‘Steps Figures g ip the wire insulator at the of the conductor to be at about $0 mm. Clean ‘to be. fe 2. Place the two ends of bare ‘wire in crossed postion. 3. Then, twist the bare conductors about five to seven times. Sieps ins westem union Tong: t Jol eps Figures 1. Strip the wire ends for about 75 mm. Position about mid halfway from the insulation 3. Make four to six long twists of wires,4. Wrap each side of the wire for about four to five tums as — ee. ‘Steps in splicing aerial tap joint Steps Figures ‘+ Strip the tap wire end about 75 mm. and the main wire end about 25 mm. + Place the wires in crossed position intersecting about 5 mm from the insulation of the tap wire and the main wire. + Bend the tap wire over the main wire making a long twist. + Tum the tap wire around the main wire making four to five tums.